Saint-Léger-Vauban () is a commune in the

Yonne Yonne (, in Burgundian: ''Ghienne'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight con ...

department in

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

in north-central

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. It lies within the

Parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Regional Natural Park (, ) is a protected area of woodlands, lakes and traditional farmland in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central France. It covers a total area of and extends through four different departments with the major ...

Geography

The town is situated between Rouvray and

Quarré-les-Tombes Quarré-les-Tombes () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. Population Geography The commune is located in the Morvan between the valleys of the Cure and Trinquelin. It is located on a grani ...

. The nearest large town is

Avallon Avallon () is a commune in the Burgundian department of Yonne, in France. Name Avallon, Latin ''Aballō'', ablative ''Aballone'', is ultimately derived from Gaulish ''*Aballū'', oblique ''*Aballon-'' meaning "Apple-tree (place)" or "(plac ...

History

The town was originally named Saint Leger, then Saint-Léger-de-Fourcheret until 1867, when

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

issued an Imperial decree renaming it Saint-Léger-de-Vauban, after the French military engineer Vauban, who was born there in 1633.

Culture

The village has a small museum dedicated to Vauban. Since 2021, a baroque and classical music festival has been held there on July

Sights

The church was restored in 1865 and has a functional bell tower. Saint-Léger-Vauban is also home to the

Abbaye de la Pierre Qui Vire An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The conc ...

, and the Chateau de Rueres.

Economy

Saint-Léger's primary economic activity is farming, though there are several small shops, a post office, school, and multiple cheese makers.

References

External links

* Communes of Yonne {{Avallon-geo-stub